The suit, filed in state Superior Court in Morristown, seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, a jury trial and legal expenses. In New Jersey, new state health curriculum standards have prompted outcries and a surge of conservative school board candidates in recent years.Ĭaivano's lawsuit names four Roxbury residents who she says have labeled her a "child predator" and accused her of "luring children with pornography" in public and online. The controversy mirrors disputes that have flared across the nation where some parents have objected to sex education and LGBTQ-themed lessons and materials. View Gallery: Roxbury High School librarian lawsuit marathon meeting: photo gallery These books are a way for them to deal with what they are suffering with." "You're kidding yourself if you think they're not. "Many books at the high school cover topics like sex, drugs, cutting, violence, and unfortunately, many high school students go through these traumas," said Caivano, a Roxbury High School graduate. They included Roxana Russo Caivano, the librarian whose lawsuit has drawn widespread media attention and advocacy groups on both sides of the debate. More than 60 people spoke during three hours of public comment that ended close to midnight. The meeting drew a crowd that filled the 700-seat Eisenhower Middle School auditorium to full capacity. Bibles were held aloft and librarians warned of censorship, as police stood guard to keep the peace.Ī marathon Roxbury school board meeting drew hundreds of supporters on both sides of a dispute over LGBTQ-themed library books and explicit discussions of sexuality Tuesday night, in a town where a high school librarian's lawsuit against four local residents has turned the debate personal. ROXBURY - There were cheers, jeers and catcalls. Watch Video: Roxbury HS librarian speaks on LGBTQ book dispute: Video
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